HTC Sensation XE Hands-on

The HTC Sensation is still one of the best phones on the market so why are HTC already releasing a follow-up only months after its launch? Well it's got something to do with the sweet sound of music and its ability to generate what many refer to as "ka-ching!". What are we talking about? Of course, it's the partnership between the Taiwanese manufacturer and Beats Audio. To herald this new line of musically geared phones, HTC has souped up its flagship sprinkling red accents around the handset. The grill above the screen, the capacitive buttons below and the camera on the reverse are all tinted rouge. This HTC Sensation XE isn't just beefed up in the aesthetics department. HTC has clocked the handset to a melodic 1.5GHz dual-core and have amped up the battery to a cool 1750MAh.

All this Beats Audio talk would stand for nothing if it didn't translate
into an enhanced music experience, so rest assured, the HTC Sensation
XE not only ships with Beats Audio ibeats in ear buds, but is also
optimized specifically for them. In fact, plug in the supplied
headphones and the Beats Audio logo magically appears in the
notifications bar to let you know that you're having a premium audio
experience. Don't like what you hear? Fret not, simply uncheck the Beats
Audio option and you'll get back to your standard HTC output, complete
with optional SRS audio enhancement.

The HTC Sensation XE's musical orientation can be seen in various elements of its design

The rest of the phone is predictably similar to the HTC Sensation, 4.3" qHD Super LCD screen, four capacitive buttons below, 8GB of internal
memory and HTC's trademark solid build quality. Given the HTC Sensation
being such a solid phone, the prospects for the HTC Sensation XE are
looking good. We should be getting a review unit in the coming weeks, so
keep an eye on PhoneArena.com for a review and our verdict on the first
HTC Beats Audio device.

6.zach (unregistered)

42.JDubNYY (unregistered)

It is it's calles the HTC Vigor ( Icredible HD, or they came up with some other possible name) but the one for Verizon has a 720p screen instead of that crappy qHD so its going to beeee SSSSIIIIICCCCKKKK! And despite what haters say the Vigor for Verizon will have Beats Audio!

Ya I've had my eyes on that, but I've just been looking out for HTC's next top-of-the-line offering that doesn't boast 3D as the seller. 3D on it was ok,but I'm not interested really.
I'm sort of a HTC fan, I love their phones more than I do Samsung even if they are more difficult to "play" with. Their phone design and UI always have my attention but they have really fell behind with the Galaxy S II in terms of power. If I don't see anything in the coming weeks I may just have to go for the SGS II and end up putting Sense on it..

wow someone don't know how to do math. It is a 25% increase in speed. You know (.3/1.2)x100=25 And raw power mean nothing when the user don't enjoy it. A few people don't like touchwiz 4.0. A few people don't like Super AMOLED screen because it has unrealistic color i.e our saturated warm color. A few people like higher resolution screen. A few people like heavier feeling phone that have a 16:9 ratio. So ya, you feel like the SGS2 is the best good for you, but this a HTC article why are you here?

27.Kunal Dogra (unregistered)

28.Doom4420 (unregistered)

Wow, Epic 4g is still the best! No the Sensation is the best, Sound like the good old days of "the ps3 is the most powerful, no the Xbox 360 is". Both can produce amazing lifelike graphics. Both phones have more power than they know what to do with. Here's an idea. When some game comes out that even pushes the Sensation, which is the weaker of the 2, let me know. Till then, it doesn't matter.

34.soldi3rluv (unregistered)

i cant believe it !! i bought the htv sensation 4g -- and now they are coming out with this one !! I WANT IT ! I NEED IT ! LOL. I LOVE MY HTC SENSATION BUT I THINK I WILL LOVE EVEN MORE THIS ONE -- WAITING TIL DECEMBER AND CONVINCING MY BOO TO GET ME WHATEVER PHONE I DECIDE ON ! LOL seriously dont understand why people are buying tablets cuz i can do anything on my htc sensation !!!!

38.diable (unregistered)

here's how to turn your current sensation into a sensation xe:

1) flash your sensation with a rom based on the sensation xe dump (like android revolution hd 3.6)
2) buy a evo 3d battary (its 1730 mah just like the xe and it fits the og sensation)
3) get a pair of ibeats

for around $120 you have a xe with out the tacky ass red lights and battary cover

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